We consistently hear from engineering leaders that automated test maintenance is a painful, mindless exercise that takes too much time away shipping code — the main goal of any startup software team. Our vision is to deliver end-to-end test automation that requires no maintenance from your team. With that in mind, we’ve designed Rainforest as an intuitive, no-code platform that anyone can quickly use with no training. This has been an important — but insufficient! — step.

Exploratory testing marks the connection where creativity meets discovery. This method isn’t just about ticking off a list; it's about venturing into the unknown, armed with curiosity and a keen eye for detail. It's a journey that's best embarked upon as a team, where each member's unique perspective and expertise illuminate different facets of the software, uncovering insights that might otherwise remain hidden.

OctoPerf v14.4.1 is out, which the perfect occasion to list the features highlights from these last months. You might have already noticed some of those features in OctoPerf a while ago, but we wanted to improve them until they are on par with our quality requirements before releasing them.

Selecting the right API manager is critical for effective API lifecycle management. These tools, known as API managers, not only streamline the entire process from design to deployment but also bolster security and performance. This guide cuts through the noise to help you understand the essentials of API management and introduces you to the top tools excelling in the field in 2024, to equip you with the knowledge to choose the optimal solution for your business.

IoT startups serve various purposes such as increased performance, security, comfort, and entertainment. However, implementing IoT projects requires a mix of skills, knowledge, and technologies, including hardware, software, cloud computing, networking, and analytics. Of course, a key element of anу IoT solution is to pick an appropriate programming language that ensures the interaction between IoT devices and apps, processing, data storage, task execution, and user interaction.

Struggling to ensure accurate and efficient data exchange? EDI data mapping is the answer to streamlining your business’s communication pipeline. This indispensable process converts data into universally recognizable formats for seamless transactions with trading partners. Discover how to implement EDI data mapping effectively with our comprehensive guide, designed to give you the edge in today’s data-driven marketplace.

Tech debt is the cost of choosing quick solutions over better ones, requiring future rework. It is a fact of life for developers–when work piles up and deadlines approach, you prioritize what’s most important. In the short term, taking the easy road keeps your release schedule on track and your applications running smoothly, at least on the surface.

In part one of this series, we used Hotwire's Stimulus and Turbo Frames to present modals in Rails. Now, we'll dive into another method we can use to present modals: Turbo Streams.

Node.js offers a rich set of performance data through its APIs, similar to how modern web browsers expose performance metrics for webpages. With tools like the Performance Measurement API and the perf_hooks module in Node.js, you can gain insights into your application's performance from the server's perspective, closely aligning with what the end user experiences. In this article, the first of a two-part series about performance hooks, we'll explore how to approach performance optimization in Node.js.

Artificial intelligence (AI) can transform the way your enterprise does business—but if you can’t quickly implement AI in your business processes, you’ll just as quickly fall behind competitors. This is where low-code AI tools can help. Over the past decade, low-code platforms have enabled software engineers, professional developers, and employees with minimal coding experience to build new digital, automated solutions using drag-and-drop interfaces.